The Reliability and Validity of Family Report Chewing Evaluation

The family has a primary prescription in the identification of the chewing disorder in children to plan appropriate rehabilitation program and implementation of the training. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the validity and reliability of classification systems that can be applied by parents. The purpose of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the reliability and validity of family report chewing evaluation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mastication Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Chewing evaluation

Detailed Description

Chewing is a function that is defined as the grinding of solid food and making them ready for swallowing. Chewing begins with the acceptance of solid food with the lips. The rotational and lateral movements of the tongue is also necessary during grinding the solid food in the molar region. In the molar region, grinding is carried out with the help of salivary and salivary enzymes. Chewing behavior is a learned function. The child begins to chew at 6 months and the coordinated movement to the 9th month continues to develop. Together with experience, chewing activity continues to develop. The families have a primary role in chewing training. In some children, the chewing function does not develop as desired. Many children with developmental, medical, or oral motor problems have difficulty in grinding and swallowing solid foods. Therefore, it is very important to assess the ability of the child's chewing and determine the treatment goals. Assessment of the child's ability to chew should begin by considering chewing as a function. For this reason, the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale (KCPS) was developed at the Hacettepe University, Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. The chewing performance of the child during chewing a biscuit is scored by the therapist between 0-4. 0 refers to normal chewing, 4 means no bite and chew. The family has a primary prescription in the identification of the chewing disorder in children to plan appropriate rehabilitation program and implementation of the training. Therefore, it is very important to investigate the validity and reliability of classification systems that can be applied by parents. The purpose of this study is to determine the validity and reliability of the reliability and validity of family report chewing evaluation (Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale-Family report).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Ankara, Turkey, 06100
    • Hacetttepe University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children above the age of 18 months
• Children with chewing disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children below the age of 18 months
• Children without chewing disorders

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Intervention / Treatment

Experimental: Chewing evaluation; Children with chewing disorders will be recruited. Each child is required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit for chewing evaluation. The chewing function of each child is scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale by a physical therapist. Then, the chewing function of each child is also scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale-Family report by their families.

Diagnostic test: Chewing evaluation; Children with chewing disorders will be recruited. Each child is required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit for chewing evaluation. The chewing function of each child is scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale by a physical therapist. Then, the chewing function of each child is also scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale-Family report by their families.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Chewing evaluation	Each child is required to bite and chew a standardized biscuit for chewing evaluation. The chewing function of each child is scored with the Karaduman Chewing Performance Scale.	1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 15, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 20, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 20, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 13, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): April 17, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 2, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2020
• Last Verified: May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: family; cerebral palsy; mastication
• Other Study ID Numbers: Family report chewing function

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No